S.S. Winno

The S.S. Winno is the second boat that you travel on. The first ship was called the S.S. Liki. Head over to the S.S. Liki Walkthrough page if you somehow arrived at the wrong part of the strategy guide.

Tidus will start in one of the rooms in the lower decks of the ship. Grab the treasure chest at the back of the room to pick up a Hi-Potion and then leave the room.

Save your game at the Save Sphere before you continue. This time, saving your game is pretty important due to an upcoming mini-game: the Jecht Shot Challenge. You only get one attempt at it during this boat ride, and reloading your save is the only way to immediately try again if you fail.

O’aka XXIII can be found in this area of the boat again. You should have more Gil now than when you last encountered him. Take this opportunity to donate additional Gil to him if you can afford it. Check out the O’aka XXIII guide in the Side Quests section for further details.

Take the stairs up to the deck and go through the door on the left to enter the Bridge of the ship. Search the area just behind the captain’s wheel to find an Al Bhed Primer (Vol. V) on the ground.

Head to the back of the boat for a cutscene involving the Luca Goers and Yuna. They will take a few more shots at Tidus, telling him that there’s no way that he or the Besaid Aurochs will win the Blitzball Cup. Talk to Yuna after the Goers leave to have Tidus and Yuna continue their conversation.

Go up the stairs afterwards and eavesdrop on the conversation between Lulu and Wakka. Following that, you should head back to the front of the ship. Go near the Blitzball sitting in the middle of the deck to initiate a mini-game.

Jecht Shot Mini-Game

This mini-game provides you with an opportunity to obtain the Jecht Shot ability for Tidus, which is a great move to have in his arsenal for later on during Blitzball games and tournaments.

The Jecht Shot Challenge will begin after a short cutscene involving Tidus and Jecht in the past. You will have the option to participate in a practice mode, which will teach you how to complete the mini-game.

You have to press the directional pad () as well as the button depending on where the prompt appears on the screen.

During the practice round, there will be little boxes showing you what to press (as shown above). During the actual mini-game, the buttons that you need to press will correspond to where the text appears on the screen (what the game refers to as a ‘memory’). This functionality can be a bit confusing the first time you see it. You can see it in the example screenshots below.

Be prepared so that the prompts don’t catch you off guard. You only get one attempt during the boat ride, so if you fail, reload your save and try again until you get the Jecht Shot. Obtaining this technique is critical. It will make the upcoming tournament match in Luca much easier, as it allows Tidus to knock away two defenders when shooting, and it is a great asset if you plan on investing some time into Blitzball later on in the game.

If you miss the Jecht Shot entirely, you can return to Kilika Island and ride the boat again later in the game for another attempt, but that opportunity does not come until well after the Blitzball tournament in Luca.

The Besaid Aurochs will ask Tidus if he can show them how to do the Jecht Shot one more time. Talk to Yuna to initiate another cutscene. Yuna will tell Tidus that she had seen Tidus’ father, Sir Jecht, perform the move previously.

The game continues at the seaside town of Luca.